Pakistan beat Netherlands by a close margin of 16 runs despite putting up a total in excess of 300 in the first ODI. The Dutch gave a great account of themselves by scoring 298/8 while chasing a target of 315 runs. Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez feels the team management is under pressure to play a full strength squad in the second match of the series.
"Full available squad of @TheRealPCB vs @KNCBcricket rank no 14 in ODI. Full credit to @KNCBcricket to play competitive & aggressive cricket in 1st ODI match to put pressure on team management to go with full squad again in 2nd ODI. Interesting," Hafeez wrote on Twitter.
Vikramjit Singh, Tom Cooper and skipper Scott Edwards scored half-centuries to help Netherlands put up a fight against Pakistan in the first ODI.
Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah picked up three wickets each but they were costly.
Fakhar Zaman scored a century at the top of the order for Pakistan, while skipper Babar Azam scored 74.